The Writing For Last Decade’s Final Fantasy Women Has Me Cautious Of FFXVI

Spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XV to follow. Soon after the joy I experienced when I first saw the trailer for Final Fantasy XVI set in an uncomfortable but increasingly familiar wariness. It’s been 11 years since the first iteration of Final Fantasy XIV was announced, making…

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Steam’s Wacky Thursday: Fallout 76, Sea of Thieves, and Final Fantasy IX

Steam, that launcher and service you buy and play computer games on is having a pretty alright time this morning as of 10:30 a.m. ET. Well, mostly. Two big announcements have already happened today for those who prefer to click on Valve’s launcher to play their games. First up is…

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Cloud Strife Sliding Down a Slide in Final Fantasy VII Remake: A Review

Def wanted to do this my entire life #PS4sharehttps://t.co/ff35EfvPb8 pic.twitter.com/DOkUb9jePz — Mega Ran ????SDCC (@MegaRan) April 13, 2020

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MICROREVIEWS

What Your Favorite Final Fantasy VII Ship Says About You

There’s only one thing in the known universe more enduring than Final Fantasy VII, and that’s Final Fantasy VII fandom — its very horny fandom. Twenty-three years after its original release, Final Fantasy VII Remake has revitalized the series’ own fierce shipping discourse. Now everyone is horny once again and very opinionated about the source of that horniness.…

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Final Fantasy XV DLC Canceled as Game Director Leaves Square Enix

Game companies don’t usually hold events to announce cancellations. But that’s exactly Square Enix, the company behind Final Fantasy, did last night. The publisher has canceled three of its four upcoming Final Fantasy XV expansions. Even more surprising is the resignation of FFXV director Hajime Tabata. The developer is leaving the…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Exclusive to PS5 Until Near 2022

The exclusivity window of Final Fantasy VII Remake has always been something of a moving target. When it was first revealed, the trailer proclaimed that the anticipated remake would be “first on PlayStation 4,” implying a timed exclusivity of undefined length. By the time the game released, that timeframe was defined…

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A Definitive Ranking of All Seven Copies I’ve Owned of Final Fantasy IX

At yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Final Fantasy IX (the best one) would be available immediately on the Nintendo eShop. This is tremendous news. Yesterday marked the seventh time I have exchanged United States legal tender for a copy of this delicious product featuring my friends Vivi Ornitier…

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Final Fantasy XV dated for September 30th, new demo out tonight

Square Enix has officially unveiled the release date of the next entry in its flagship fantasy series. Also, Sean Bean is involved.

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Square Enix confirms it will print more of its Final Fantasy XV Collector’s Edition

Those interested in the special $270 Collector's Edition for Square Enix's newest fantasy game won't have to turn to eBay scalpers -- but they might have to wait past the September release date.

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I Hope Square-Enix Never Revisits My Favorite Final Fantasy Again

Immediately after finishing Final Fantasy VII Remake, a game I enjoyed then very quickly had complicated feelings on, all eventually culminating in me cooling on it entirely, I decided to go back and play Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, my favorites in Square-Enix’s long-running RPG series. Going from…

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I Need a Final Fantasy VII Dating Sim to Date These Two Men, Specifically

Final Fantasy has had several spin-offs over the years. The RPG series has been around the block a time or two, whether it was with rhythm game Theatrhythm or a kart racer like Chocobo Racing, Final Fantasy has shown it’s willing to work outside of the confines of the genre it began with. So…

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Honey Bee Inn is the Queer Space Final Fantasy VII Remake Desperately Needed

Final Fantasy VII Remake is not a self-insert RPG, but that didn’t stop me from finding some of its very heteronormative scenarios and dialogue off-putting. It’s not so much that it feels like the game’s assuming anything of the player, as games like Persona 5 or the early Mass Effects…

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